Balance of Power in 1914

The balance of power in 1914
Europe was a major issue when World War One was declared
in August 1914. The major protagonists believed that they held the balance of
power when war was declared and the statistics seemed to bear this out if each
nation studied its own strengths. Unfortunately, the combination of old tactics
and new weapons led to the horrors of trench
warfare and all that is associated with it - something the powers had failed
to add into their calculations with regards to the balance of power in
Europe.